Record Report
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
459 SXUS71 KLWX 200541 RERIAD RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1241 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2024 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT WASHINGTON DULLES DC... A RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF 4.9 INCHES WAS SET AT DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR WASHINGTON DC YESTERDAY...JANUARY 19. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 4.3 INCHES SET IN 1978. WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE DULLES VA AREA HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT WHAT IS NOW WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SINCE 1960. THE OFFICIAL RECORD CONSISTS SOLELY OF DATA RECORDED AT THE AIRPORT. TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION RECORDS BEGAN IN 1960. ALL CLIMATE DATA IS CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI). $$